I was on the phone last week with a woman who I have only met one time. This is Nancy

Damas Walgamuth. We were just sharing an update on how we were doing in our own

walks with the Lord and after a few moments of just small talk she

quickly got to the point and expressed to me the heaviness that she feels in

her heart because of issues in her husband's life, issues in their

marriage that she is finding very discouraging, very hard to know how to respond.

Here's a woman who for years has tried to walk with the Lord. She's tried to be faithful in her marriage, faithful in bringing up her children.

But even though she's poured her life into this family, she has seen very little evidence of spiritual interest or fruit in her husband's life,

leading her to wonder if he even really does have a relationship with the Lord at all.

And she said, you know, it's just so hard to persevere.

Welcome to revive our hearts with Nancy De Moss Walgamuth, author of holiness, The Heart God purifies.

For Monday, October 7th, I'm Danagresh.

How do you persevere, Especially in those difficult draining seasons where you don't know how you can keep going?

Well, Nancy's going to explore that thought today as she begins a series called

Don't Lose Heart.

And I suppose that I hear that theme as often as any other in the emails and letters we receive

here at Revive Our Hearts from women who are tired of trying,

tired of being faithful and trying to hold on and trying to keep things together

and trying to serve the Lord and their families and others faithfully.

But they're not seeing the results and sometimes it looks like things are getting worse rather than better.

They're suffering in a very real sense and it's hard to

persevere. Let me read to you just a few real notes that I've received from

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